(Updated with podcast below)

I cannot believe that I’m about to sit down and write another story about a local team losing.

Peekskill got blown out in the morning. Mount Vernon squandered a fourth-quarter lead and lost at the buzzer in the afternoon.

It’s one of the most crushing days in Section 1 basketball this decade; definitely the [...]

3:55: It’s complete shock on the Mount Vernon bench right now. All the turnovers and missed lay-ups caught up with them. Maginn will face Niagara Falls in the state final tomorrow. Kevin Jones had 17 points and nine rebounds.

3:53: Three shots in the paint for Mount Vernon in the final four seconds all miss and [...]

FINAL STATS: Mookie Jones: 23 points (7-22 shooting) and 10 rebounds. Darien Thomas had nine points and eight rebounds. Ralph Watts had nine points; Daquan Brickhouse had eight points and seven rebounds. Elliot Watson had five points.

As a team, Peekskill shot 18 for 67. Jamesville was 28 for 58.

Jamesville stats: Nick Pascale 14 points, 17 [...]

Mount Vernon is the King of New York. Peekskill is the team everyone wants to be.

That’s how the people up here in Glens Falls view Section 1’s basketball powers. This is the sixth time I’ve come up to the state tournament. And clearly, these two teams are the main attractions.

Alex Myers and I just arrived [...]

We’re two days away from the state tournament in Glens Falls. As the clock ticks down, I wanted to throw a few things out there:

First, I’m not sure if anyone has realized this, but Holy Cross senior Sylven Landesberg is in a tough spot right now. The Virginia-bound superstar led Holy Cross to an incredible [...]

It’s a pretty slow day here. Just watching Syracuse and Villanova provide me with more reasons why neither one really deserves to go to the NCAA tournament (give me UMass and VCU).

If you’re bored and are looking for something to read, here are a few things to kill time:

First, you should check out this article [...]

Of all the season wrap-ups, this one could spark the most interest.

I labored over these decisions, from the player of the year to the fourth and fifth spots on both first and second teams. I actually decided to add in a third team for the three largest classes because there were just so many players [...]

Championship teams tend to get cocky. Peekskill is no exception. Whether it’s throwing alley-oops through traffic and firing up fade-away 3s in the fourth quarter, the Red Devils like to flex their muscles and put on a show.

There are times, though, when Peekskill gives us a glimpse as to why it has been so great [...]

Finally, my first season wrap-up has arrived.

I’m starting with Class C/D and working my way up. I think I created a lot of work for myself by releasing these one per day — while trying to prepare for the state tournament — so I might have to spread these out a little. We’ll see.

CLASS C/D
Player [...]

And then there were two…

Mount Vernon and Peekskill are the only two teams left standing after a disastrous weekend for local basketball teams. Iona Prep and Blessed Sacrament blew big leads and lost in Friday’s CHSAA championship games. Then on Saturday, Tuckahoe and North Salem lost heartbreakers at SUNY New Paltz in regional final games.

That [...]